| Regimental number | 5309 |
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Airlie Avenue, Prospect, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Adelaide Rust, Airlie Avenue, Prospect, South Australia |
| Previous military service | New Zealand Cadets |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Mechanical Transport Company |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 20), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Salvation Army Roll of Honour, Gawler, South Australia. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
